Sr. Mechanical and Reliability Scientist
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Location: Taipei, TW, 114
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 67939
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Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.
How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward.
At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.
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Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with:
- Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
- Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
- Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
- Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences
- Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation
Key Responsibilities
- Leads development of theoretical models, new processes, new materials, testing methods or equipment to apply to process, design or manufacturing issues
- Leads technical teams in solving complex problems on new product and process development
- Designs experiments and develops testing methods to validate theoretical models
- Develops new processes and improved equipment design
- Develop products, processes and technologies to meet cost objectives and customer specifications
- Provides technical leadership in troubleshooting
- Communicates technical plans, technical solutions and approaches both up and down the organization to technical and non-technical audiences
- May have direct report responsibilities including career development and ongoing performance feedback
- Coaches, mentors and/or develops team members and emerging SMEs
- Identifies, secures and prioritizes necessary tools and resources
- Leads small to medium technical projects
- Contributes to organizational, strategic or commercial problem solving
- Links with commercial and new business organizations for product attributes, customer special requests, and other technical inquiries or testing
- Uses and champions the Innovation Process and Manufacturing Excellence Engineering principles
- Documents findings and communicates learnings through RTR Reports
Experiences/Education - Required
1. Values others and sets an example
Contributes to a positive behavior in safety, workplace culture, and valuing the Individual. Aids and sometimes leads in the resolution of conflicts among team members. Contributes to an environment of respect and collaboration.
2. Collaborates effectively
Works in a collaborative manner within and outside of their own work group. Communicates effectively regarding assignments, openly shares ideas, actively seeks-out diversity of opinions, and demonstrates an ability to build trust across the project team. May lead specific project workstreams, tasks or similar activities and demonstrates an ability to accept ideas and opinions of others. Promotes compromise where appropriate to meet objectives. Facilitates in a collaborative manner ensuring an inclusive environment.
3. Coaches and mentors
Shares knowledge for the benefit of Corning and all employees within and outside of their own work group.
4. Demonstrates technical capability - influences the direction
Influences peers, team(s), and management, and provides technical guidance - Creates objectives and uses creative approaches to support projects or create project opportunities. May provide supervision of a laboratory and/or process(es), etc. Identifies risks and makes recommendations as appropriate to guide next step decisions or plans. Identifies enabling technologies that can be leveraged by the Technology Community for improvements of products or processes.
5. Demonstrates technical capability - Knowledge and problem solving
Proposes solutions and/or invents, applies, develops, or extends a state-of-the-art technology. Consulted for technical guidance in their field and knowledgeable about related disciplines. Rigorously uses scientific and/or engineering methods and best practices* for their discipline(s) in problem solving. *(theories, principles and tools)
6. Delivers impactful results
Conceives, demonstrates, or implements technologies (measurement systems, processes, products, models/analytics, software, hardware, characterization techniques, equipment) that can impact sales, profitability, or that enable the advancement of projects or initiatives. Based on data and strong technical evaluation, identifies solutions and provides critical thinking or fundamental understanding.
7. Protects institutional knowledge & intellectual property
Contributor as a primary author on at least one formal written report or living document commonly used as a reference ** per year. Has documented at least three examples of intellectual property***.
** For example: R-Reports, NTRs, knowledge retention database reports, engineering-reports, posters, technical presentations, user guides, SOPs, etc.
*** For example: characterization technique, measurement system, model, patent application, data management /data engineering system, invention disclosure, process or product innovation, trade secret, or software asset, etc.